47th Annual

MID-AMERICA REGIONAL

EMMY® AWARDS

Presented by Branson and Silver Dollar City

EMMY® AWARDS CEREMONY

September 30, 2023

200 S Sycamore Street
Branson, MO, 65616

GALA NIGHT AT A GLANCE

From complimentary Friday night select Branson show tickets, to either Friday or Saturday complimentary passes to Silver Dollar City to the grand night of Celebrating EMMY® Excellence at the Mid-America EMMY® Gala.

It all starts with your EMMY® Gala Ticket.

CONGRATULATIONS

NOMINEES & WINNERS

HOTELS

Hilton Branson Convention Hotel and Promenade Landing Rooms

Starting at $159
Reserve by September 15

Branson Comfort Inn and Suites

5150 Gretna Road, Branson

Rooms: $99 (EMMY® AWARDS)
Book by September 1 for this rate

Reservations: call 417-335-4731

Dave Davis

Hillcrest High School

Springfield, MO

Lisa Rose

KY3

Springfield, MO

Shirley Washington

KTVI

St. Louis, MO

2023 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

Jaycie Doerr

Western Illinois University

The Michael Hardgrove Scholarship and The Walter Cronkite Scholarship

Andrew Coffey

Eastern Illinois University

The Walter Cronkite Scholarship

Delilah Eisold

Hillcrest High School

Creative Arts Scholarship

Alyssa Farrar

Missouri State University

Creative Arts Scholarship

47th Annual

MID-AMERICA REGIONAL

EMMY® AWARDS

Presented by Branson and Silver Dollar City

2023

ELIGIBILITY PERIOD

April 1, 2022 — March 31, 2023

ENTRY PERIOD

March 1, 2023 — May 5, 2023

Regional EMMY® NOMINATIONS

August 10, 2023

Regional EMMY® AWARDS

Ceremony

September 30, 2023
Branson, MO

46th Annual

MID-AMERICA

EMMY® AWARDS

GALA
October 29, 2022
EMMY® AWARDS GALA
Presented by Branson & Silver Dollar City
October 29, 2022
HYATT REGENCY ST. LOUIS AT THE ARCH

315 Chestnut St, St. Louis, MO 63102

HOSTED BY NATE "BIG EASY" LOFTON

Back by popular demand, our favorite fast talking, fast moving, NATE "BIG EASY" Lofton.

Former Harlem Globetrotter Showman, Nate “Big Easy” Lofton gets his nickname from growing up in New Orleans and his easy-going nature.

While with the Globetrotters Big Easy was an advanced ambassador, speaking to schools, churches, and community centers for 17 consecutive years.

Big Easy appeared on tv shows such as, “The Amazing Race”, Disney XD's "Kickin' It," "The Price is Right," "Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?", Good Morning America, The Starters on TNT, NBA Game Time on NBA TV, Jimmy Kimmel Live , and Jimmy Fallon.

Nate retired in 2021 and is now a Real Estate Agent, Basketball Trainer, and he continues to influence others as a Motivational Speaker.

Congratulations

Mid-America Emmy® Nominees are from markets across the region, from Quincy, IL to Shreveport, LA , from Paducah KY to Jonesboro, AR, and all across Missouri. Congratulations to all the Nominees. Well done!

Schedule

5:00PM Cocktail Reception, Red Carpet and 360° Photography
6:30PM Dinner
7:30PM Gala Awards

HOTEL RESERVATIONS

Emmy® Group rate starts at $129.00

Room Reservations Deadline: October 4

Black Tie Sponsored by
MEN's WEARHOUSE

EMMY® guests receive $50 off with code:

12203163
GALA PROGRAM BOOK ADS

FULL PAGE: $600 / HALF PAGE: $375

PRESIDENT'S AWARD
Presented to

Art Holliday

KSDK
St. Louis, MO

2022
Inductees

Gary Lezak

KSHB
Kansas City, MO

Mandy Murphey

KTVI
St. Louis, MO

Jim Kirchherr

NINE PBS
St. Louis, MO

GRANT
The George F. Davis Memorial Grant for Continuing Education

Michelle Li

KSDK
St. Louis, MO

Scholarships
Walter Cronkite Scholarship

Anna Ginnings

College of the Ozarks
Pt. Lookout, MO

Governors' Creative
Arts Scholarship

Ryan Leshock

University of Illinois
Champaign-Urbana